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Citgo
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 7, 2018
- address415-425 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
- cuisineGrocery/Gas Station
Is Citgo clean?
Citgo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Citgo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HANDSINK LOCATED IN THE COFFEE SERVICE AREA NOT STOCKED WITH HAND SOAP. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT HAND SOAP MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). SEE BELOW FOR CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL IN THE WASHROOM AT THE WASHBOWL SINK NOR AT THE HAND-SINK IN COFFEE SERVING AREA AND HANDSINK NEAR THE 3-COMP SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). SEE BELOW FOR CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN THE COFFEE SERVING AREA AND THE HANDSINK IN THE REAR NEAR THE 3-COMP SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. BOTH BASIN WERE COVERED. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SELLING AREA NEAR THE COFFEE SETUP AND OTHER FOOD RELATED ITEMS ON THE COUNTER. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SELLING AREA NEAR THE COFFEE SETUP AND OTHER FOOD RELATED ITEMS ON THE COUNTER. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOPE BEING STORED ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOPE BEING STORED ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING AT LEFT SIDE AND MIDDLE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND ELEVATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE RAISED SHELVING UNITS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES AND TABLETOP EQUIPMENT IN SELF SERVICE COFFEE AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FRONT HANDSINK IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM, FRONT OFFICE AREA AND LOBBY OF THE STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED OUTSIDE NEAR THE DUMPSTER AND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES • OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING. • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER, REAR STORAGE AND COFFEE SERVING AREA TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT BUILDUP. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was Citgo last inspected?
Citgo has 5 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| July 14, 2020 | — | |
| November 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2017 | Pass |
Citgo vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
Other spots in West Garfield Park
How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.